Fran Brown is already having a not-insignificant influence on Syracuse soccer. The newly appointed head coach of the ACC program is creating some buzz on the recruiting path.
And that, for anybody who is aware of Brown, isn’t a shock within the slightest.
Contemplate the case of Jaelyne Matthews, a four-star offensive lineman from New Jersey. A member of the 2024 recruiting class, Matthews introduced his high 9 this previous Friday and the record didn’t embrace Syracuse. Now after the hiring of Brown, Matthews determined to incorporate Syracuse in a revised cutdown.
Whereas the Syracuse workers remains to be coming collectively, the rent of Elijah Robinson as defensive coordinator (most not too long ago the line of defense coach at Texas A&M) offers Brown a workers that might be successful with recruits.
Within the case of Matthews, who’s dedicated to play within the 2025 Beneath Armour All-America Recreation, it’s already paying dividends.
“I imagine within the Brown and Robinson results they usually’re gonna shock the world,” Matthews stated.
“They’ve the highest two recruiters and coaches and other people within the nation and why would you not wish to be a part of that?”
Syracuse represents Brown’s first job as a head coach at any degree. However he has had an incredible resume, with Energy 5 stops at Baylor, Georgia and Rutgers serving to to spherical out his teaching view.
Syracuse is now a part of my high faculties 🍊#cuse @RivalsRichie @RivalsFriedman @RivalsDylanCC @FranBrownCuse @CoachE_TAMU
— Jaelyne Matthews (@JaelyneMatthew3) December 4, 2023
Brown is taken into account the highest recruiter within the nation, with a real means to attach with highschool gamers and their households. He has deep ties to the area, having been on workers at Temple (he left the Owls in 2019 as their defensive coordinator) after which was the secondary coach for 2 seasons at Rutgers.
His two subsequent years at Georgia as their safeties coach, starting in 2022, actually give him some juice as heads to a rebuilding Orange program.